NHS England has published an opportunity for suppliers to create an online learning resource for allied health professionals (AHPs) to develop their digital skills through NHSE’s Digital Academy.
Responsibilities will include developing the resource, testing with users and planning the launch, as well as supporting communication efforts around the new resource.
The contract will run for six months from 4 November 2024 to 3 May 2025, with a maximum value of £60,000.
The deadline for submissions is 9 October at 12pm; click here for full information.
Opportunities and procurements
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust had shared a prior information notice signalling intention to create a framework for the provision of online and digital mental health assessments, treatments and therapies across the region, with an estimated value of up to £35 million.
Another prior information notice came from Barts Health NHS Trust, highlighting plans to procure a site-wide, real-time system for the monitoring of vital signs at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.
We reported on a procurement notice from NHS England sharing intentions to extend the existing digital purchasing system (DPS) to support in digitising Lloyd George records in GP practices, with “suitably experienced and qualified suppliers” invited to join the DPS until August 2026.
In news around awarded contracts, we reported how East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a 10-year contract for a community electronic patient record system with an estimated value of £3,060,870 to The Phoenix Partnership (TPP).
Also from NHSE
Other recent news from NHS England includes guidance around the implementation of single point of access (SPoA) functions, designed to simplify access to services by supporting onward referrals and winter resilience.
We looked into the virtual wards operational framework published by NHSE, designed to help support consistency and the achievement of goals set out in the urgent and emergency care recovery plan and 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance around maintaining a virtual ward capacity of over 80 percent.
And we highlighted a letter sent from NHS England to accountable emergency officers for trusts and integrated care boards outlining the emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) exercise programme for 2024 to 2030.
